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CVE-2023-6159 Details

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.7 prior to 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1 It was possible for an attacker to trigger a Regular Expression Denial of Service via a `Cargo.toml` containing maliciously crafted input.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/25/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-8-1-released/ CVEVendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/431924 CVEBroken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/2251278 CVEPermissions Required
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/25/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-8-1-released/ [email protected]Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/431924 [email protected]Broken Link

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-1333Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity[email protected]
CWE-1333Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gitlab gitlab
>= 12.7.0, < 16.6.6
>= 16.7.0, < 16.7.4
16.8.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.8.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.8.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-6159
NVD Published Date:
Jan 26, 2024
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]